Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Deal Reached in Race for Stimulus Bill

Congress reaches deal on $789 billion stimulus bill; Robert Scheer on his disappointment over Geithner's additional "blank check" to buy up "toxic assets"; ICC to decide whether to issue warrant for arrest of Sudan's president; economist Simon Johnson speaks with Bill Moyers about Obama's economic recovery plan; Salazar halts Bush plan for offshore drilling; farmworker shortage reversed by ailing economy; Peggy Simpson on the first-time meeting of national women's rights groups and feminist bloggers; Obama anticipated to lift ban on embryonic stem cell research; Senate stimulus bill reduced education funding; and more ... Browse our continually updating front page at
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